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3 Questions: Danielle Crankfield, 2026 National School Counselor of the Year

Meet Danielle Crankfield, the 2026 National School Counselor of the Year. The first ever honoree from Maryland, one of her notable successes is lifting Black and Latino students into advanced coursework at her Anne Arundel County high school. We are now almost five years from the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. How are you addressing […]
Education Support Professionals|Professional Practice

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Grow Your Own: Support Staff-to-Teacher Programs

In early December, Gov. Moore announced the first round of a $19 million Grow Your Own (GYO) grant program to support education support professionals (ESPs) and non-licensed school staff looking to teach, with a particular encouragement for men to join the teaching profession. This initiative seeks to further reduce teacher vacancies statewide, which have dropped […]
Educator Voice|Testing|Where We Stand

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Where We Stand with MSEA President Paul Lemle

Federal law requires states to use standardized tests and publish the results. However, letter grades and “star” ratings are NOT required—and some assessment experts believe they do more harm than good. The star system can oversimplify the work educa­tors do and perpetuate the segregation of and disin­vestment in our communities. Star ratings can signal “don’t […]
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MSEA's 2026 Legislative Agenda

The 2026 legislative session will be pivotal for Marylanders, educators, and students. Elected officials can continue to build on the strong history of commitment to our public schools by the governor and the legislature in the final year of their terms before November’s election, when every seat in the General Assembly is on the ballot. […]
Pedagogy|Professional Practice

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How I Teach: Robert "Tre" Hickey

Robert “Tre” Hickey is an educator, curriculum designer, and program specialist whose pedagogical philosophy is grounded in the Ubuntu principle of interconnectedness. Inspired by the legacy of Bob Moses and the Algebra Project, he champions math literacy as a fundamental civil right. He teaches math at Montgomery Village Middle School in Montgomery County. My approach […]
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Governor's Budget Sees Public Schools As Foundation of Everything

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Budget Keeps Commitment to Education as State’s Foundation The governor presented a $71 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027 built on three foundational pillars: protect Marylanders, increase affordability, and increase Maryland’s economic competitiveness. The governor emphasized that those three pillars depend on K-12 public education. “Our schools are the foundation […]
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2026 Session Begins: MSEA Prioritizes Educator Workplace, Budget, Rights, Testing

THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS MSEA Advances Legislative Priorities Amid Intense Federal, Local Pressures The 447th General Assembly session opened on Wednesday, at the start of an election year for all 188 seats in the legislature. As session opens, Maryland faces challenges to ongoing and new commitments: federal chaos creating funding uncertainty, educator shortages, a national […]
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Why I Belong: The Power of Membership

We asked members across categories of union membership why and how they took the step to join. Our members are early career, mid-career, veteran, and retired teachers, education support professionals, administrators and supervisors, and higher education faculty—to a person, they joined because they were asked directly or made aware of what union solidarity means when […]
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Jackie Jablecki, Queen Anne's County Art Teacher

 How do you inspire your middle school students to settle into themselves enough to open the door to their cre­ativity and the joy that it can bring?I love finding low-risk creative tasks that help students build confidence. Middle schoolers especially struggle to engage because of all the social pressures around them. I focus heavily on […]
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